French ship Saint-Esprit
Saint-Esprit at the Battle of Saint Kitts, 26 January 1782 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Saint-Esprit |
| Namesake | Order of the Holy Spirit |
| Ordered | 11 January 1762 |
| Builder | Arsenal of Brest |
| Laid down | May 1762 |
| Launched | 12 October 1765 |
| Christened | 20 January 1762 |
| Commissioned | 1766 |
| Decommissioned | 26 January 1795 |
| Renamed | Scipion in April 1794 |
| Fate | Wrecked off Brest on 26 January 1795 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 1,754 tonnes |
| Length | 59.8 m (196 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Complement | 970 |
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Saint-Esprit was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the lead ship of her class. Funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Order of the Holy Spirit, she was named in their honour.